Written questions

9,475 written questions tabled, most recent first.

7 Sep 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Gambling: York

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2021 to Question 10501 on Gambling: York, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people who have a problem with gambling in the city of

7 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will put in place contractual arrangements to disapply accommodation fees and pay compensation to residents who have witnessed a rat in their room in a quarantine hotel in connect

7 Sep 2021 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a carbon rating system on food labelling to indicate to consumers the carbon footprint of their food purc

7 Sep 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of installing photovoltaic cells on all upward facing surfaces of electric car charging points.

7 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Schools: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance he is providing to schools to ensure levels of covid-19 infection do not increase as pupils return to classrooms in the autumn 2021 term; and what the guidance is on the use of face coverings in c

7 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Mature Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure mature students with learning disabilities receive support and encouragement to access higher education.

7 Sep 2021 · Department for Education

Special Educational Needs: Universities

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to support people with learning disabilities wishing to study at university who do not meet the university's entry requirements as a result of their learning disability.

7 Sep 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment he has made of the economic impact on businesses of closures resulting from staff required to self-isolate during the covid-19 outbreak.

6 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the £1750 people have to pay for a covid-19 quarantine hotel place goes to (a) the hotel owner and (b) each of the other parties involved in the management of that contract; and

6 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has published for covid-19 quarantine hotels on cleaning hotel rooms (a) during and (b) after a person's stay; and whether his Department has issued guidance suggesting

6 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State of Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with suppliers of quarantine accommodation on environmental standards in that accommodation; and what plans he has to terminate contracts where rats have been found withi

6 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason residents have not been moved to alternative accommodation after rats have been found to be present in their existing quarantine hotel.

6 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what reason a resident of a quarantine hotel who has had rats in their room is required to pay for the full price for that accommodation.

6 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the safety of children staying in quarantine hotels including where there are rats in that accommodation

6 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many quarantine hotels have had sightings of rats (a) in the bedrooms, (b) in the common areas and (c) in staff areas, including kitchens; and what steps he is taking to tackle the presence of

6 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether breaches of (a) health and safety and (b) environmental health standards in covid-19 quarantine hotels are reported to his Department.

6 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what oversight his Department has of the conditions in quarantine hotels.

6 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Travel: Quarantine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that quarantine hotels are safe environments.

6 Sep 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UK Trade with EU: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 2 August 2021 to Question 33969 on EU External Trade: Carbon Emissions, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of a carbon border tax or ca

6 Sep 2021 · COP26

Carbon Emissions

To ask the President of COP26, if he will ensure that the potential merits of a carbon border tax or carbon border adjustment mechanism is discussed at the COP26 summit.

6 Sep 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UK Trade with EU: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans to propose a Carbon Border Tax or Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism at COP26; what steps he plans to take to ensure that companies pay for the carbon used in the

6 Sep 2021 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

UK Trade with EU: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what alternatives to a Carbon Border Tax or a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism she is considering to incentivise behaviour change in producers and manufacturers.

6 Sep 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Charities: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the £750 million allocated by the Government to support the charitable sector on 8 April 2020 that has been returned to Her Majesty's Treas

6 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Integrated Care Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of CVS organisations participating on Integrated Care System partnership boards; and what steps he is taking to monitor that number.

6 Sep 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Ethnic Groups: Equality

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the findings of the Charity Commission's investigation into the Runnymede Trust's analysis of the report by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities,

6 Sep 2021 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Afghanistan: Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he is having with his US counterpart with regards to individuals currently in Afghanistan who have been given a priority 2 designation by the US Department o

6 Sep 2021 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are in receipt of the £20 uplift to universal credit (a) nationally, (b) in York and (c) in York Central constituency.

6 Sep 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Charities: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of covid-19 lockdown restrictions on the ability of charities to conduct fundraising activities.

6 Sep 2021 · Department of Health and Social Care

Home Care Services: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review covid-19 isolation requirements for domiciliary care visit workers.

6 Sep 2021 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Planning: Floods

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposals in the Planning for the future consultation, published 6 August 2020, on future trends in the number of flood

Source: official written-questions record.